Gate.



Patented lu|y I0, i900. P. McCOLLUM.

GATE.

(Application filed Nov. 4, 1599.)

(No Model.)

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PETER MCCOLLUM, OF FAYETTE, MISSOURI.

GATE.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 653,392, dated July 10, 1900.

Application filed Nvember 4, 1899. Serial No. 735,784. (No model.)

To a/ZZ whom t may concern: Y

Be it known that I, PETER MCCOLLUM, a citizen of the United States, residing at Fayette, in the county of Howard and State of Missouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Gates,of whichl the following is a specification.

My invention relates to farm-gates l and itsI y objects are to provide a gate which may be easily swung upon its hinge support and locked in closed position, to provide means for the passage of small stock through the gate without swinging the gate open, and generall y to provide an improved gate which will be inexpensive in construction and effective and durable in use.

The' construction of the improvement will be fully described hereinafter in connection with the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification, and its novel features will be defined in the appended claims.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation of a gate embodying the invention. Fig. 2 is a sectional side elevation of the hinged end of the gate. Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional view showing the hinge of the gate. Fig. 4 is a central vertical transverse section of the gate. Fig. 5 is an elevation of the inner side of the gate-post to which the fastening devices for the free end of the gate are secured. Fig. 6 is a detail perspective View of the gatehinge, and Fig. 7 is a plan View of the extended beam which supports the weight-box of the gate.

The reference-numeral 1 designates a post which is approximately half the height of tbe gate and formed at its upper end witha socket 2 to receive the pivot-rod or pintle 3, upon which the gate swings. Upon this rod 3 is secured a disk 4, having a flat under surface 5 and a rounded or convex upper surface 6.

The gate consists of parallel vertical bars 7 and 8, connected by horizontal bars 9 and 10. The bar 10 is provided with an extension 10, which extends beyond the gate, at one end thereof.

Secured to the extension 1l and separated therefrom by spacing-blocks 12 is a bar 13, arranged parallel to the extension 11. The space 14 between the blocks 12 constitutes a vertical elongated bearing, through which the upper end of the rod 3 extends. To the under surfaceslof the extension 1l and bar 13 is secured a disk 15, formed with screw-holes 16 for its attachment to the bar extension and with a central opening 17, through which'the pivot-rod 3 extends. The under surface of the disk is of rounded or convex form to adapt it to turn freely upon the disk 4 with as little friction as possible.

A vertical post 18 is secured between the outer ends of the bars 1l and 13, and the space 19 between said post 18 and the outer block 12 serves as a seat to receive a cleat 20, depending from a box 2l, adapted to be loaded with stones or other heavy material to serve as a weight to balance the gate.

22 designates a post, from the inner side of which project two vertically-alined loops 23 and 24, which are bent down to form bails to receive projecting portions of the gate-bars, as will be further explained.

25 designates a button or catch pivotally secured to the inner side of the post 22, near 'the upper end thereof.

At the free end of the gate is arranged a short post 26, secured at its lower end tothe bar 10. To the bar 10, on the rside thereof opposite to that to which the bars 7, S, and 26 are secured, are pivotallygsecured at their upper ends bars 27 and 23, connected by parallel horizontal bars 29. The bars 7 and 8 are also connected below the bar 10 by horizontal bars 30, which are on the side of the bar 10 opposite to that on which are located the bars 29.

The bars 27 and 28 and their connectingbars 29 constitute a supplemental gate adapted to swing laterally upon the pivots 31 to permit of the passage of small stock without opening the'main gate. To secure this supplemental gate at different adjustments, I form an opening 32 in the central vertical bar 7 of the gate and corresponding openings 33 in the two lower bars 29, and when either of the latter is raised so that its opening 33 registers with the opening 32 a securing-pin 34 is passed through the registering openings to secure the supplemental gate in raised position.

opening 35, which registers with the opening 32 to receive the pin 34 to lock the supplemental gate in its normal closed position.

The projecting end 36 of the bar 10 ts The bar 28 is also formed with an within the loop 23, and the lower bar 29 of the supplemental gate is provided with a projecting notched end 37, which engages the lower loop 2l, as clearly shown in Fig. l.

I preferably connect the upper ends of the bars 26, 7, 8, and 18 by a wire 3S, bent to form loops which engage screws 39, projecting from the posts. A Wire is also employed below the bar 9 to connect the bars 26, 7, and 8.

The operation of the gate constructed as above described is as follows: The box 21 is properly weighted to serve as a counterbalance for the gate, which is kept in closed position by the engagement of the loops 23 and 2i with the ends 3U and 37 of lthe bars. The swinging catch-button 25 normally depends in a vertical position from its pivotal support to overhang the project-ing end 3G of the bar 10, thus preventing the raising of said bar a sufficient distance to permit the gate to open until the catch 25 is turned out of the, way. To open the gate, thc catch 25 is swung away from the end 36 of the bar l0 and the gate is raised until it clears the loops and 251., when it maybe readilyswung upon the pivotrod 3l, the weight at the hinged end of the gate aiding the raising movement and the two contacting convex surfaces of the disks t and 15 rendering the pivotal movement easy.

The operation of the supplemental gate' will be clear from the drawings and the description already given of this feature.

If necessary, the upper end of the pivotrod S maybe threaded to receive a Securingnut, and the disk 4 may be formed with a depending flange, as shown in Fig. 6, to fit over the post l.

I claim- 1. The combination with a post provided with a vertical socket; of a pivot-rod supported therein; a disk secured to the rod at about midway the length of the rod and having a convex upper surface; a gate having a laterally-extended weighted bar formed with a bearing for the upper end of the pivotbolt; a disk formed with a convex surface secured to the under side of the Weighted bar, and coacting with the disk on the pivot-bolt; and means for supporting and securing the free end of the gate.

2. The combination with a post; of a pivotbolt seated in the upper end thereof, and provided intermediate its ends with a disk having a convex upper surface, a gate having a laterally-extended weighted bar formed with an opening to receive the upper end of the pivot-bolt, a disk secured to the under side of said weighted bar, said disk having a central opening registering with the opening in the bar and a convex under surface, and means for supporting the free end of the gate comprising depending loops projecting from a post.

In testimony whereof I ailix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

PETER McooLLUM.

\Vitnesses:

J. B. DEMING, J. S. BASKETT. 

